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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBased on demographics, Hillary seems strongest in Indiana and Bernie in West Virginia.
Kentucky could be a toss-up.
Indiana is about 9.6% African American. This gives Hillary a slight edge, which is borne out by the polls.
West Virginia is less than 4% African American and has a primary open to Dems and "undeclareds" -- so those factors bode well for Bernie.
Kentucky has only 7% African American people but it has a closed primary. Existing voters had to declare being Democrat by the end of 2015. (New voters could register up to a month before the election.)
None of these states is as diverse as the US, so maybe they'll all go to Bernie. We'll know soon enough.
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Based on demographics, Hillary seems strongest in Indiana and Bernie in West Virginia. (Original Post)
pnwmom
May 2016
OP
That sounds pretty open to me . . . but you're right. It's not open to Rethugs. n/t
pnwmom
May 2016
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KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)1. Indiana is an open primary
pnwmom
(108,995 posts)3. You're right. Thanks, I'll fix.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)2. INDIANA PRIMARIES ARE OPEN!
pnwmom
(108,995 posts)4. Thanks, I'll fix.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)5. WV - you have to be either Democrat or Undeclared.
pnwmom
(108,995 posts)6. That sounds pretty open to me . . . but you're right. It's not open to Rethugs. n/t
w4rma
(31,700 posts)7. Close enough to an open primary. Rethugs are voting Trump or Cruz. And won't be mettleing with Ds.nt
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)8. I'm seeing a pattern.